Current Affairs One-liners — 28 October 2025

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

• The Union Cabinet approved the Terms of Reference of the 8th Central Pay Commission on 28 October 2025; the Commission, headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, must report within 18 months.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the opening plenary of the Eighth Session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 28 October 2025, the first address by an Indian President to the Assembly.
• Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts near Narsapur, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around midnight of 28-29 October 2025, IMD said.
• The National Biodiversity Authority said on 28 October 2025 that it has released ₹55 lakh to 18 Red Sanders farmers in Tamil Nadu under the Access and Benefit Sharing framework, the first such payout to cultivators.
• APEDA facilitated the first-ever air shipment of GI-tagged Indi lime from Vijayapura, Karnataka, and Puliyankudi lime from Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, to the United Kingdom on 28 October 2025.
• The Index of Industrial Production grew 4.0% year-on-year in September 2025, driven by 4.8% growth in manufacturing, according to the quick estimate released on 28 October 2025.
• NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam on 28 October 2025 launched two reports on India's services sector, covering GVA trends and employment trends with state-level dynamics.
• The Union Cabinet on 28 October 2025 approved Nutrient Based Subsidy rates on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for Rabi 2025-26, with a tentative outlay of about ₹37,952.29 crore.
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said on 28 October 2025 that the Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform has crossed 2 crore registrations.
• South Eastern Coalfields Limited released an India Post special cover on 28 October 2025 marking Coal India's Golden Jubilee and SECL's Ruby Jubilee (40 years).
• Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of ₹20 crore to Nagaland on 28 October 2025, as the second instalment of the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund for 2025-26.